There are many fine pages pertaining to the telephone in many other parts of the world. Here, you will find links to Telephone Museums, dealers, parts suppliers and more! You will also find files related to telephone restoration. This page is being updated frequently - please check back from time to time.

This file includes scans of cards for Vista (Generic), Vista 10,
Vista 150, Vista 200, Signature, and Unity Phones. These are the directory cards
used on the phone to mark the numbers people have placed into memory on the phones.
Please share scans of other Directory cards with me so I can make them available
to others (and better scans for these for these if you happen to have a blank
card). This would be helpful even if written on, as they can be cleaned up digitally.
(e.g. - Anyone have a scan from a Symphony 5000 2-line phone's card?)

For those of you who might have an older phone and would need to replace
the dial center or number card, the following file will be of use to you. It contains
four MS-Word files in zipped format, one containing 10 assorted old fashioned
dial center images you can print out for your older phone, one with early Area
Code cards, one containing 70's vintage IslandTel 902 dial centers, and one containing
5 modern dial centers and 5 modern rectangular number cards for a touch tone phone.
To use these files, unzip them and save them to your hard disk, then print out
in your darkest print quality on 8.5" x 11" thin card stock. Use a rubber stamp
kit (e.g. Tro-Dat) to print the numbers on the inserts.

I used to save these every time I got a new phone. If anyone has sheets for
any other Northern Electric phone, if you could send me the sheet or a photocopy
thereof, I will include them here. These are the original connection diagrams
included with the phones when they were installed. They can be a wonderful help
to anyone restoring these phones.

Misc. Telephone Documents and Schematics (PDF, Gif files):

Note: If you have difficulty viewing any of these
files, or see the text without the images, save the file to disk, then view it
with the Acrobat viewer outside of your browser.

This is a PDF scan of a mint original A/E 3 slot payphone instruction
card which was found under the telco instruction card of my pay phone. Use a rubber
stamp kit (e.g. Tro-Dat™) to print the numbers on the card once printed.

I have taken an MT&T Instruction card from one of my Centurions,
and cleaned it up to produce a good generic Centurion Instruction card. The MT&T
logo has been replaced in one version with an early Aliant logo - in the other
with an IslandTel logo. This can be removed and changed to the logo of any company
you wish. To view the Aliant version in your browser, Click centurionaliant.gif.
To download the zipped version with the TIF images ready for printing, Click centurioncards.zip.
These newer TIF images should print out to the proper size in any program properly
supporting the TIF format. The correct size is 2 1/2 inches high by 7 1/4 inches
wide. This card should be printed out in colour on HP Premium photo paper or similar,
then plastic laminated. If PSP is used for printing, three copies may be printed
out on one sheet using the "Print Layout" or "Print Multiple Images" option, depending
upon which version you are using.

Rust Removal:

I have discovered a product for rust removal from iron or steel objects that really works, and with minimal work on my part. I was so impressed, that I have put on a page describing the process and showing an astounding example of what it can do:

It is possible to remove scratches and polish older plastic and bakelite
phones to restore their former sheen, restore fading and discolouration - also
to remove paint without damaging the surface of the plastic:

Available from Fred Coady, these affordable disks are now available with the
following Northern Electric catalogue issues: T3 (1927), T6 (2nd Edition - 1937),
T7 (1947), T8 (1955) and T9 (1962 to 1972 - over 700 Pages - T9 was a loose-leaf
catalogue, which was updated as new pages were issued). These catalogues contain
Northern Electric's entire range of products at the time of issue, including wiring
diagrams for many early NE phones. Disks are priced at $15 USD per catalogue year.
Contact Fred at: fred_lawco [at] yahoo.ca
for details!